CATHERINE DOMINIC
Matthew Isakowitz Fellow, Class of 2023
University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Host Company: Relativity Space
Catherine Dominic is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin studying Aerospace Engineering. She is passionate about reusable rockets and their impact on the sustainable development of the commercial space industry. Catherine served as director of the Texas Rocket Engineering Lab (TREL) before interning at Relativity Space, where she worked on propulsion design and fluids testing. She previously interned at Amazon Air as a Brooke Owens fellow, where she worked on material and process configurations of primary structures on autonomous aerial vehicles. An advocate for social entrepreneurship, she researches how drone infrastructure can be used to support communities physically disconnected by war or natural disasters. Catherine remains involved in People Centered Engineering and continues to explore the ways her university can cultivate global fluency through the intersection of aerospace engineering and human-centered innovation. In her free time, Catherine loves editing videos for her YouTube channel, exploring new cities, and spending time with friends at her favorite local coffee shops!